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āNice mouse, driverā
The folks at Avant Garde Gifts, LLC, offer theĀ MotorMouse, a computer mouse of wireless design and in varying colors ā and that looks like a sports car, as you can see (that the Porsche 911 you recognize). As company reps have it, it might well be a āgreat giftā for car lovers at Christmastime or [ā¦]
July 26, 2010
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Models of efficiency: Introducing Fikes O/O Scott Grenerth
Finley, Ohio-based owner-operator Scott Grenerth, 40, I met in Nashville the day I ran with Jazzy Jordan (sheās nearing Statesville,Ā N.C., now ā go go go!). HeĀ wasĀ in the area headed to a pickup and brought his cycle out (pictured) to rideĀ along as we ran. Turned out he was in the area frequently, and heās lately discovered [ā¦]
April 29, 2010
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Long-haul quilting bee
This blog, in addition my Exit Only column in Truckers News, has been in part devoted to the off-highway pursuits of the nationās haulers. Itād be impossible for me to count the drivers Iāve talked to engaged in advocacy, trucking image-buiding efforts, music, arts, new-media activities and so much more. But the Wall Street Journal [ā¦]
March 29, 2010
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Saying goodbye to Michiganās Te-Khi and Tekon independent truckstops
Soft freight and high fuelĀ got you down? Youāre not alone. Though business for the nationās truckers has picked up since the extremely slow period we all saw last year, difficulties continue for many, and for two independent truckstops in Michigan the pressures were just too much. Writing in the Battle Creek Enquirer, Andy FitzpatrickĀ told a [ā¦]
March 3, 2010
Channel 19
Word from the Magic Man: āLetās get this show on the roadā
In the November issue of Truckers News, my editor and colleague Randy Grider wrote about Michael Mooney (pictured) in his lead column, āMagic Man.āĀ Mooney, a performer based in Cartersville, Ga., is deft withĀ all manner of magicianās tricks, but he also has a compelling story to tell, which he never misses the opportunity to do. One [ā¦]
February 24, 2010
Channel 19
Best coffee on the road?
The Knoxville News-Sentinel newspaper reports that Pilot Travel Centers is launching several new marketing campaigns in our new year, including not only a new Facebook fan page but an extension of the one suggested by the image included here. As News-Sentinel reporters put it, āThe companyās fleet of 325 tanker trucks now display the message āBest Coffee on the Interstateā on the back panel of their trailers, a nod to recent recognition from the readers of Truckers News magazine.ā
January 4, 2010
Channel 19
One haulerās early Christmas at the truckstop
Trucker Jeremy Holley blogs at www.jholley.wordpress.com, and his post from Wednesday, Dec. 22, was a gem of a story from āabout five years ago,ā he wrote, āsomething that Iāll never forget because it really made my day.ā
December 23, 2009
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